Basel-Landschaft · Bezirk Arlesheim · BFS commune no. 2771^[8]

Oberwil (BL)

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 61’796per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 15’35415.4% of income

Health insurance^[3]CHF 660adult, per month

Rent, 2 rooms^[4]≈ CHF 1’244per month, estimate

Residents^[5]11’45924.4% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Germanmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]32 minto Basel SBB

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Oberwil (BL) has 11’459 residents, making it the 8th largest of the 86 communes in the canton of Basel-Landschaft.

24% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

With 24% of residents aged 65 or over, the population is older than the Swiss average (20%).

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 15’354 a year in income tax here, less than in 3 of its 6 neighbouring communes and among the lowest quarter in Basel-Landschaft.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 660 a month, above the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is Basel SBB, about 32 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Living here

Sunshine per year⁠^[13]: 1’720 h; Sunnier than 60% of Swiss communes; MeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020; average over where people live, terrain shade included
Winter sunshine, Nov–Feb (a fog indicator)⁠^[13]: 280 h; More winter sun than 55% of communes; MeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020. Little winter sun usually means fog or a shaded valley; it is not a count of fog days
Residents with road noise above 55 dB(A) by day⁠^[14]: 19%; More than in 70% of communes; BAFU sonBASE road noise model 2021; estimate from where people live
Residents with rail noise above 55 dB(A) by day⁠^[14]: 0%; Median: Basel-Landschaft 0%, Switzerland 0%; BAFU sonBASE rail noise model 2021; estimate from where people live
Residents in areas where heavy rain can flood the ground over 10 cm deep⁠^[15]: 7%; Median: Basel-Landschaft 8%, Switzerland 7%; BAFU surface runoff hazard map 2018; an overview, not an assessment of any building
Residents with fibre to the building (estimate)⁠^[16]: ≈ 48%; More than in 50% of communes; BAKOM broadband atlas 2026; estimated from 250 m squares published in classes; fibre at least as far as the building (FTTB/FTTH)
Electricity price, 5-room flat (ElCom profile H4)⁠^[17]: 31.2 Rp./kWh; About CHF 1’400 a year for 4’500 kWh · Dearer than in 90% of communes; ElCom tariffs 2027, standard product of the network operator, excl. VAT; operator: Primeo Netz AG
Vacancy rate (share of dwellings standing empty)⁠^[18]: 0.68%; Switzerland 0.93%, canton BL 0.64%. A low rate means flats are hard to find; BFS dwelling vacancy survey, 1 June 2026: 38 empty dwellings for rent or sale

Federal overview map only. For floods, landslides and avalanches at a specific address, check the canton's hazard map. Open the federal hazard maps here →

Income tax

Income tax 2026 (federal, cantonal and communal; no church tax) for an employee with gross labour income of…^[1]

Profile	CHF 50’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 200’000	CHF 300’000
Single, no children	4’021 8.0%	10’368 13.0%	15’354 15.4%	30’122 20.1%	46’886 23.4%	83’265 27.8%
Married, single income, no children	926 1.9%	4’770 6.0%	8’466 8.5%	20’156 13.4%	35’554 17.8%	70’719 23.6%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	784 1.6%	4’465 5.6%	7’999 8.0%	19’067 12.7%	32’996 16.5%	67’638 22.5%
Married, single income, 2 children	0 0.0%	1’923 2.4%	5’061 5.1%	16’245 10.8%	30’608 15.3%	65’757 21.9%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 100%, commune 50%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 0.5%, Roman Catholic 8.5%.^[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

Monthly basic insurance premium, standard model, premium region 1 of Basel-Landschaft.^[3]

	Cheapest insurer	Median insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident cover	CHF 605	CHF 660
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident cover	CHF 153	CHF 170

Rent

Average monthly net rent (without service charges and heating) paid by tenants, BFS Structural Survey 2023.^[4]

Flat	CHF/month	Basis
2 rooms single	≈ CHF 1’244	Estimate
3 rooms couple	CHF 1’473	Measured, BFS 2023 ± 132 (few responses)
4 rooms family	CHF 2’132	Measured, BFS 2023 ± 158 (few responses)

BFS publishes 3- and 4-room rents for this commune; ± is the 95% confidence interval. Other sizes are estimates (≈): the measured rent × the canton’s ratio between the two sizes. New leases usually cost more than these averages. How rent is estimated

Commute to job hubs

Median door-to-door time by public transport and on foot, weekday departures every minute 07:00–08:30, from the commune's busiest station. Includes waiting for the next departure.^[7]

Hub	Minutes
Basel SBB	32
Allschwil	40
Muttenz	44
Liestal	54
Olten	72
Aarau	85
Delémont	89
Zürich HB	109

Hubs more than 3 hours away are not listed. Commute to any commune or postcode: Ranking →

Compared with neighbouring communes

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000: income tax per year and median adult premium per month (CHF).

Commune	Tax CHF/yr^[1]	Premium CHF/mo^[3]	Population^[5]
Biel-Benken	14’990	660	3’550
Bottmingen	15’172	660	7’007
Binningen	15’263	660	16’245
Oberwil (BL)	15’354	660	11’459
Therwil	15’536	660	10’141
Allschwil	16’082	660	22’374
Reinach (BL)	16’128	660	21’003

Compare Oberwil (BL) with: Allschwil, Reinach (BL), Binningen, Therwil

Population

Residents11’459^[5]

Foreign nationals24.4%

Aged 0–1920.3%

Aged 20–6455.7%

Aged 65+24.0%

Area7.89 km²^[6]

Sources

Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax burden statistics 2026. Tax burden in the communes, tax year 2026; reference date tax year 2026; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax multipliers 2026. Tax multipliers (income tax), tax year 2026; reference date tax year 2026; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), health insurance premiums 2027. Health insurance premiums 2027 (mandatory basic insurance); reference date 2027 premiums (published Sept 2026); downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Structural Survey 2023. Average rent by number of rooms (Structural Survey 2023); reference date 2023 (Structural Survey); downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Permanent resident population (STATPOP) 2025; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Timetable: opentransportdata.swiss; walking network © OpenStreetMap contributors. Public transport commute to job hubs (computed); reference date timetable fahrplan-2026-gtfs2020, 2026-11-03 07:00–08:30; downloaded 2026-11-02. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Swiss official commune register. Swiss official commune register (historicized); reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Wikimedia Commons. Coats of arms of Swiss communes; reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), language regions. Language regions (Structural Survey 2016–2020); reference date 2016–2020; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: MeteoSwiss. Sunshine duration, climate normals 1991–2020 (spatial analysis); reference date 1991–2020; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN/BAFU), sonBASE. Road and rail noise by day, sonBASE (model 2021); reference date 2021; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: FOEN/BAFU, cantonal building insurers (VKG), Swiss Insurance Association (SVV), surface runoff hazard map. Surface runoff hazard map (2018); reference date 2018-05-22; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM/BAKOM), broadband atlas. Broadband atlas: fibre connections FTTB/FTTH (2026); reference date 2026-04-30; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), electricity tariffs 2027. Electricity tariffs 2027, consumption profile H4; reference date 2027-01-01; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), dwelling vacancy survey 2026. Dwelling vacancy survey 2026; reference date 2026-06-01; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Population and households statistics (STATPOP) 2025, hectare data; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.

Coat of arms: CHE Oberwil BL COA.svg, ARK, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.